TWO police officers stationed at Morris Depot in Harare
appeared in court yesterday facing accusations of stealing five guns from the
National Armaments Workshop in the capital.
Nhawu Jongwe and Wellington Nata appeared at the Harare
Magistrates’ Courts, charged with illegal possession of firearms after the two
were alleged to have connived with other workmates and stole four CZ pistols
and a Tokarev pistol from the armament workshop.
Nata and Jongwe were not asked to plead to the charges when
they appeared before magistrate Barbra Mateko, who remanded them to September 7
for routine remand. The State, led by Mr Sebastian Mutizirwa, told the court
that between April and June this year, the two connived with Charles Mabhiza
and Liberty Musindo to steal guns from the National Armaments Workshop at
Morris Depot.
Mabhiza has since appeared in court on similar allegations
while Musindo is still at large, according to the State.
The court heard that on June 19, officer-in-charge at
National Armaments Workshop Chief Inspector Mudekunye, discovered that firearms
were missing from their armoury.
Chief Insp Mudekunye then undertook a firearms stock and
discovered that four CZ pistols and a Tokarev pistol were missing.
Investigations led to the arrest of Mabhiza, who was
allegedly found in possession of two CZ pistols. Mabhiza allegedly implicated
Jongwe and Nata, saying they were part of the syndicate. Herald
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